Trapped Montgomery Co. tree trimmer loses leg

Dana Thompson

Updated 9:47 am, Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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A man was severely injured after he was found stuck in a tree in Porter on Tuesday.

A man was severely injured after he was found stuck in a tree in Porter on Tuesday.

Photo: Scott Engle, Montgomery County Police Reporter

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A man was severely injured after he was found stuck in a tree in Porter on Tuesday.

A man was severely injured after he was found stuck in a tree in Porter on Tuesday.

Photo: Scott Engle, Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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A man was severely injured after he was found stuck in a tree in Porter on Tuesday.

A man was severely injured after he was found stuck in a tree in Porter on Tuesday.

Photo: Scott Engle, Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to an area hospital, but the lower part of his right leg was amputated. less

Porter firefighters found a 42-year-old tree trimmer hanging upside down about 20 feet off the ground about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, with his leg pinned by a large limb and the fork of a tree. The man was rushed to ... more

Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police Reporter

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Trapped Montgomery Co. tree trimmer loses leg

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A man was rescued from a tree in the Porter area on Tuesday, but he had to get his leg amputated, according to a report.

At about 6:30 p.m., firefighters were called to the scene at Summer Hills and Butterfly, where the man was found hanging upside down in the tree, according to the Montgomery County Police Reporter. He leg was wedged between a large tree limb and the fork of the tree.

KTRK reports the man, who's in his 40s, was trying to cut the tree down when the accident occurred.

A neighbor tells the station the man, who's unidentified, screamed for help when a branch broke and he was left stuck, hanging upside down. Two others reportedly tried to help the victim, who lost an excessive amount of blood.

It took firefighters nearly 30 minutes to rescue him, the Police Reporter says. However, fire crews had to sever a part of the man's leg to free him, KTRK says.

He was reportedly taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he's in critical condition.